Middle and high school-aged English-language learners who are deemed English-proficient still often struggle to grasp math and English/language arts lessons, a recently released study found. The study ...

Educators, families, and communities all play a role in helping English Language Learners thrive academically and socially. From culturally responsive teaching to intentional family engagement, ...

More than 72,000 students in public schools in the state in the 2007-08 school year had a dominant language other than English. Thirty thousand of them, who speak 129 different languages, fall into ...

Ann Arbor Public Schools’ latest data shows English language learners (ELL) graduated at a significantly lower rate than other student groups in 2025, with just 75% finishing in four years. District ...

If you are curious about the world, the growing number of English Language Learners in your classroom represents a tremendous opportunity to connect with students from all over the planet as well as ...

A study of seven high-poverty districts in the Seattle metropolitan area found that it took nearly four years for elementary school-aged English-language learners to develop English proficiency.

NASHUA – Most days, Danielle Boutin leaves work feeling as though she has failed. As one of precious few teachers to serve the 179 English Language Learners at Ledge Street Elementary School, she sees ...

Children read in a Spanish-immersion classroom at Escondido Elementary School in Palo Alto, California, March 2006. (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the ...

Arizona lawmakers are trying to roll back the state’s mandate that requires English-language learners in K-12 classrooms to spend four hours a day in English-only instruction. During the mandatory, ...

Results on standardized tests revealed that about a quarter of our 9th- and 10th-grade students weren’t reading at grade level. Many of those struggling were English-language learners (ELLs) whose ...

Bridging the digital divide and tailoring ed tech tools to ELL students’ needs can help schools ensure they’re learning and thriving. Micah Castelo is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K-12. Her ...